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http://www.pcajetcharter.com/tips-air-traveling/#commentsThu, 01 May 2014 23:20:11 +0000http://www.pcajetcharter.com/?p=2690Air travel is the fastest way of traveling. However, preparing before and during a flight is the hardest thing for any traveler has to deal with. Help prepare yourself to travel easier and maybe even enjoy the flight. Pack Right Packing your luggage right is one of the key things of traveling easily. The type...

]]>Air travel is the fastest way of traveling. However, preparing before and during a flight is the hardest thing for any traveler has to deal with. Help prepare yourself to travel easier and maybe even enjoy the flight.

Pack Right

Packing your luggage right is one of the key things of traveling easily. The type of luggage bag can affect your travels. A soft-shelled bag can give you more leeway on stuffing more clothes and other items, but offer no protection on the harsh environment the bags may need to endure. A hard-shelled bag can protect almost anything thrown in, but the only limited space is available. For those who tend to check-in bags, buy a luggage case with an unusual design or color. Tying a ribbon or putting on a sticker isn’t always going to stay on during the flight.

Instead of packing larger items – like a winter coat, into your luggage – carry it on with you; therefore more space is available for other important items for the trip. Also, bring a spare bag or leave some space in case of bringing back home some souvenirs and other valuables. Pack toiletries and other cleaning items to a minimal to save space. Another reason is, these items can easily be bought cheaply at your destination and causes less headaches going through the security line trying to figure what is allowed and what isn’t.

Packing light in general are key to traveling, but trip is different. A business trip may only require the typical suit and other work materials. A vacation may require clothes for the night out. Try to bring clothes that works on a number of occasions like have a nice pair of shoes that is comfortable to wear in the day, but also works at a nice restaurant. Having a lot of clothes only leads to a more discomfort during travels; do you really want to “work out” with all the heavy luggage brought with you? Or do you want to get to your destination as relaxed as possible? Most – if not all – will choose the latter.

Also, check your bag thoroughly at the beginning and at the end of the packing process. Sometimes a set of nail clippers from the last trip were left and forgotten or pair of scissors was left inside a make-up bag. Security won’t be happy and neither will you when they tell you to take everything out and find and throw away the item in question.

Bring Some Comforts Onboard

There are a lot of things some people may need to just put up with – like babies and children on board – and some things people can avoid. Noise is one example of something you can control. Bring earplugs for a goodnight rest on those red-eye flights. Want to watch those videos or play a game without putting the volume to ear-bleeding levels? Bring a pair of noise-canceling or noise-reduction headphones. Bring your own pillow or blanket instead of having to use (or even pay) for the airline’s own set and be warm and comfortable during the flight.

Snacking on board will also make flights a little more bearable. All the food on an airline is not free and isn’t cheap either. Bring healthy snacks such as carrot sticks or granola bars. Stay hydrated by drinking a lot of water during the flight. Thankfully, the airline offers free drinks and the stewards/stewardesses usually do a great job on keeping you hydrated.

Afraid of getting sick? Bring some disinfecting wipes or hand sanitizer to keep yourself clean and free of germs.

Read a magazine or a book. Get your phone, tablets or laptops fully charged to keep you busy from the insanity of sitting in a chair for a couple or more hours. Plus, if you arrive to the airport early, you’ll be using these to occupy yourself waiting for the flight. At most airports, wi-fi services are available (some may require you to pay) and there are more wi-fi services being provided onboard flights (again, they require some kind of paid subscription).

Know Your Way Around

Millions of people fly every day. Some fly more frequently than others, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do a little homework to make your flying experiences a little easier. Know where to go in an airport and what to look for. Some things are easier to find than others and it differs from airport to airport. Want a place to eat before the flight? Which way is the baggage claim? How do I find the right terminal? What is the easiest way to get out of the airport? And the questions just keep rolling in, especially for new travelers.

Answer those questions yourself and do some research on how to find places and whatnot to make sure you have the smoothest flight transitions. If you are transferring planes and don’t have much time to figure where things are. Just ask! Everyone is willing to help you as long as you are calm and patient. Ask the flight crew before the airplane reached its destination. Many flight crews know enough about most airports to help you get you on your way.

Getting Through the Security Gates

The dreaded security line. There are many stories about security lines, it wants to make you shutter at the thought of being chosen to be “frisked” by an agent or miss your flight thanks to the long lines. The only way of not missing a flight is to come to the airport early, usually an hour or more for domestic flights and two hours or more for international flights.

Make sure you don’t dress up for the airport security lines. Dress light such as wearing flip flops instead of boots with long laces or wear anything that would set off the metal detector and forcing you walk back and forth and holding up the line. Dress comfortably after the security checkpoint to ensure waiting less in line. Also keeping all your valuables locked in a zip-locked bag or in a separate bag to have easy access before and after the security checkpoint. Doing this not only let’s you breeze through the security line, but also helps everyone else to move faster as well.

These few tips can help make air travel less stressful for you and the other passengers. The stresses that come along with flying are always high and many people are usually antsy and tensions run higher than normal. Being one less annoyed traveler makes it easier for you and everyone else.

If none of this is helping, fly on a private plane and make the air travel a wondrous start and end to an incredible journey.

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http://www.pcajetcharter.com/airports-feel-effects-of-budget-feud/#commentsFri, 26 Apr 2013 05:43:10 +0000http://www.pcajetcharter.com/?p=2043Get ready for longer lines at Los Angeles International Airport, slower delivery of packages and the possible shutdown of small Southern California airport control towers if a resolution isn’t reached on federal budget cuts. The good news is that the biggest effects probably will not take hold until April, giving President Obama and congressional leaders...

]]>Get ready for longer lines at Los Angeles International Airport, slower delivery of packages and the possible shutdown of small Southern California airport control towers if a resolution isn’t reached on federal budget cuts.

The good news is that the biggest effects probably will not take hold until April, giving President Obama and congressional leaders time to hammer out a deal to resolve the budget feud.

But if no agreement is reached, the Federal Aviation Administration will be forced to cut its budget about $600 million. That could force the FAA to close more than 100 air traffic control towers across the country, primarily at smaller regional airports, including in Santa Monica, Victorville and Oxnard.

The night shift for air traffic controllers could also be eliminated at about 70 larger airports, including LA/Ontario International.

The federal agency has also put out the option of furloughing FAA employees for one or two days per two-week pay period, beginning in mid-April.

At Los Angeles International Airport, officials say it is too early to gauge how much of an effect the budget cuts would have on the average air traveler.

But Transportation Security Administration head John Pistole said lines at security gates at major airports across the country could grow longer during the peak spring and summer travel seasons if he is forced to cut overtime pay, which would reduce the number of screening officers.

“The longer it goes, the greater the potential impact,” he said of the budget battle.

The National Air Traffic Controllers Assn. expects the cuts to lead to fewer flights and increased delays of as long as 90 minutes during peak hours.

“Safety will remain the top priority, but in order to maintain the appropriate level of safety with fewer controllers, fewer planes will be allowed in the sky, as well as in and out of airports,” the group said in a statement.

The FAA has announced plans to shut down towers at airports with fewer than 150,000 landings and takeoffs a year. Santa Monica Airport, which is on the FAA closure list, has about 105,000 landings and takeoffs a year. Van Nuys Airport, which is not on the list, has more than 250,000 landings and takeoffs.

Still, the effect on smaller airports on the FAA cut list may not be severe because pilots can land and depart without the help of an air traffic controller by keeping track of each other through radio communications.

Joe Justice, who operates Justice Aviation, a company that offers flying lessons at Santa Monica Airport, said he doesn’t expect his business to face major changes if the tower is closed.

“We would continue to give flying lessons,” he said. “There would be no reason not to. We would depart here and practice at a place where there is an open tower.”

Private jet charter companies said they may even get more business if sequestration increases delays on commercial airlines, forcing passengers to charter a jet.

“People who are sitting on the fence about wanting to hire a private jet may spend the extra money so they won’t be caught in a situation where they have no idea how long their delays will be,” said Ben Schusterman, founder of Los Angeles-based ElJet.

The closure of overnight shifts at the control tower in Ontario could eliminate 12 passenger flights, or 9% of operations, but a bigger effect would be the loss of 73 cargo flights, or 36% of all cargo operations.

Cargo operators at Ontario said they were still unsure of the effect of budget cuts on their businesses.

“UPS is closely monitoring the sequestration proceedings,” United Parcel Service Inc. spokesman Mike Mangeot said. “And while we are in communications with the FAA regarding the effects of the possible cuts, it is premature to speculate at this time.”